Emirates to pay for passengers’ COVID-related costs
State-owned carrier Emirates has announced that it will cover its customers’ medical and quarantine expenses, totalling up to almost $250,000, should a passenger fall ill with COVID-19 while travelling overseas. The provided cost includes medical expenses up to around $245,000, as well as contributing $160 per day for 14 days, towards the cost of government
Ryanair to cut German base over pilot pay dispute
Irish airline Ryanair has announced it will be shutting down its base at Frankfurt Hahn Airport by November, after failing to come to an agreement with German pilots over their pay. The airline announced in a memo to staff that its other German bases, at Berlin Tegel and Dusseldorf Airport, were also “likely” at risk
Airlines push for joint US-EU testing scheme
A number of airlines around the globe are pushing officials for a joint testing program between the US and Europe, which would see free movement between the two continents. Major airline chief executives joined forces to send a letter on Tuesday, which called upon both US and European governments to introduce a new joint COVID-19
Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson has slammed the Irish government’s introduction of a ‘green’ list of safe countries, from which travellers may enter Ireland without being required to self-quarantine. The list currently includes Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland, Gibraltar, Monaco and San Marino. Anyone who flies into Ireland that
DHL Express has announced that it will add four Boeing 767-300 converted freighters, referred to as Boeing Converted Freighters or BCF, as a part of ongoing efforts by the logistics company to modernise and expand its long-haul intercontinental fleet with cost-efficient aircraft. All BCF aircraft have been converted by Seattle-based manufacturer Boeing, from passenger service
Cathay Pacific Airways has said that it has reached an agreement with European manufacturer Airbus to delay the delivery of its latest A350s and A321neos, as well as being in advanced talks with Boeing regarding the deferral of its 777-9 orders. According to the airline, its 12 A350s currently on order to be delivered by
